Smiley

by Victoria Yakovets (Lvicia) This guy's embarrassed smile cheers up everyone around him. His naive, guileless eyes are sure to charm all who see him. Can be used as a toy at the computer, hanging cord, he turns into a pendant or a pendant for the machine. He loves small children and makes them smile.
Skill Level: easy ★☆☆☆☆
Materials:
- tennis ball, or fiber fill; - Yarn, yellow and white colors (Violett by YarnArt,100%cotton,308yards (282 meters)/50gr; - Crochet Hook: US11 steel (1,0-1,1mm); - yarn needle; - embroidery needle and black embroidery floss (No10); - two beads for the eye pupil.
Abbreviations used in this pattern:
Ch(s) - chain (s); sc - Single crochet; sl st - slip stitch; St(s) - stitch(es), []-work directions in brackets numberof times indicated.
Special abbreviation:
Sc2tog(single crochet 2 stitches together) [Insert hook in next st, yarn over and draw up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Special technique:
Adjustable ring method Holding the yarn a few inches from the end, wrap around your finger. Do not remove wrap from finger, insert hook into the wrap and draw up a loop of working yarn. Chain one to secure the loop, and remove ring from finger. Work stitches of first round in the ring. Pull gently, but firmly, on tail to tighten ring. Note: In following rounds work in a continuous spiral, do not join, do not turn, and do not ch-1 at the beginning of rounds.
Basis for smiley:
Form a ring using the adjustable ring method. Round 1 Using yellow yarn. Work 6sc in the ring; pull gently, but firmly, on tail to tighten ring; join with sl st in first sc. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round - 6sts in total. Round 2 Work 2sc in each st around - 12 sts. Round 3 [1sc in next st, 2sc in next st] 6 times - 18sts. Round 4 [1sc in 1st, 2sc in next 1st, 1sc in next st] 6 times - 24sts. Round 5 [1 sc in 3st; 2sc in next st] 6 times - 30sts. Round 6 [1sc in next 2 st; 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 2 st] 6 times - 36sts. Round 7 [1 sc in 5 st; 2sc in next st] 6 times - 42sts. Round 8 [1sc in next 3 st; 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3 st] 6 times - 48 sts. Round 9-18 Sc in each st around - 48sts. (pic.1) Round 19 [1sc in next 3 st; Sc2tog, 1sc in next 3 st] 6 times - 42sts. Round 20 [1 sc in 5 st; Sc2tog] 6 times - 36sts. Round 21 [1 sc in 2 st, Sc2tog, 1 sc in 2 st] 6 times - 30sts. Round 22 [1 sc in 3 st, Sc2tog] 6 times - 24sts. Round 23 [1 sc in st, Sc2tog, sc in next st] 6 times - 18sts. Round 24 [Sc2tog, sc in st] - 6 times (12sts) Round 25 [Sc2tog] 6 times - 6sts. (pic.2) With the help of a needle pull remaining hole.
The right eye:
Round 1 Using white yarn. Work 6sc in the ring; pull gently, but firmly, on tail to tighten ring; join with sl st in first sc. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round - 6sts in total. Round 2 Work 2sc in each st around - 12 sts. Round 3 [1sc in st, 2sc in next st)] 6 times - 18sts. Leave long tail for sewing.
The left eye:
Round 1 Using white yarn. Work 6sc in the ring; pull gently, but firmly, on tail to tighten ring; join with sl st in first sc. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round - 6sts in total. Round 2 Work 2sc in each st around - 12 sts. Round3 [1sc in st, 2sc in next st)] 6 times - 18sts. Round 4 [1sc in next st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in st] 6 times - 24sts. Leave long tail for sewing. (pic.3).
Finishing:
First sew the right eye. Slightly overlapping the right eye, sew the left (pic.4). Stalk stitch with black thread embroider eye contour (pic.5).

Scheme -- stalk-seam.
Make eyes with beads (pic.6). The expression on your smiley's face will depend on where you sew the beads. Embroider smile with black thread. To do this, embroider, looking at pic. 7- 8. At the end you can entwine with black thread received a smile for mouth larger. Smiley is ready!
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Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/victoria yakovets Blogspot: http://lvicia.blogspot.com e-mail: Ivicia @ mail.ru This pattern is protected by copyright. It can be printed for personal use only. Please do not sell, transmit, distribute or reproduce this pattern in any form or by any means.
